The Android TV Remote integration provides local control of Android TV and Google TV devices through Home Assistant. It uses the same protocol as the official Google TV remote app, enabling power control, media playback, app launching, and text input.
This integration communicates entirely over your local network — no cloud dependency. It supports all Android TV-based devices including Sony Bravia, Nvidia Shield, Chromecast with Google TV, and various smart TV manufacturers that use Android TV as their operating system.
HA DocumentationHow Android TV Remote Works with Home Assistant
Getting Android TV Remote connected to Home Assistant and running reliably.
Discover & connect
Home Assistant discovers Android TV Remote media devices on your network automatically. Add them to see playback controls, volume, source selection, and grouping options.
Multi-room audio
Group Android TV Remote speakers with devices from other brands for synchronized whole-home audio. Control each room independently or as zones.
Event-driven media
Build automations that play specific audio based on events — doorbell rings, morning alarms, or custom announcements. Route different media to different rooms.
Common Android TV Remote Issues
The problems installers run into with Android TV Remote and Home Assistant — and how a managed setup prevents them.
Pairing certificate loss after HA restart
The initial pairing generates a certificate that must persist across Home Assistant restarts. Database corruption or migration issues can lose this certificate, requiring manual re-pairing with the TV.
TV enters deep sleep and becomes unreachable
Some Android TV devices enter deep sleep modes where the network interface is disabled. Home Assistant can't wake these devices or detect their state, making power-on automations unreliable.
Multiple remote integrations conflict
Using both the Android TV Remote and the older Android Debug Bridge (ADB) integrations simultaneously causes state conflicts and duplicate entities.
Why installers choose managed Android TV setups
- Persistent pairing configuration with backup and recovery procedures
- Wake-on-LAN configuration for reliable power-on commands
- Single integration strategy to avoid entity duplication
- CEC integration for unified TV and media device control
Android TV Remote devices we deploy
Hardware from the Selora catalog that runs on this integration. Every unit is tested and supported as part of a managed installation.
TVs & Streaming
9 devices
Google TV Streamer (4K)
The Google TV Streamer (4K) is Google's flagship streaming box and the successor to the Chromecast line. Home Assistant pairs the local cast integration for playback and app state with androidtv_remote for power, volume, and key presses, so one box gives a room a full media_player: launch apps in a scene, dim lights on play, and shut the screen down at bedtime.
Bravia 3 II (K-65XR30M2)
The Sony Bravia 3 II (2026) is the entry point to the Bravia range: a 4K LED Google TV with a 120 Hz panel at a mainstream price. The local braviatv integration exposes it as a media_player with power, volume, source, and app control, so guest rooms and dens automate exactly like the flagship rooms.
Bravia 7 II (K-65XR70M2)
The Sony Bravia 7 II (2026) brings Sony's True RGB mini-LED technology to the mid-range. Home Assistant's local braviatv integration controls it as a media_player: power, volume, source, and app launch, giving living rooms the same automation surface as the flagship theater sets.
Bravia 8 II (K-65XR80M2)
The Sony Bravia 8 II is Sony's flagship QD-OLED, the picture-quality pick of the Bravia range. The local braviatv integration exposes it as a media_player with power, volume, source, and app control, so movie-night scenes, doorbell pauses, and bedtime all-off routines run against the best panel in the house.
Bravia 9 II (K-65XR90M2)
The Sony Bravia 9 II (2026) is Sony's flagship True RGB mini-LED TV, tuned to match its professional mastering monitors. Home Assistant's local braviatv integration controls power, volume, source, and apps as a media_player, so the reference screen in the theater room drives playback-aware lighting and scene automations.
QM6K Series
The TCL QM6K is TCL's entry QD-Mini LED Google TV, the cheapest set in the range that still gets full local control. Home Assistant pairs with it over androidtv_remote for power, volume, and app launch, which is enough to fold a guest room or basement TV into all-off and movie-night automations without a streaming player.
QM7L Series
The TCL QM7L (2026) is the mid-range SQD-Mini LED set, sold from 55 to 98 inches. Google TV underneath means the local androidtv_remote integration controls it exactly like the QM8L above it: power, volume, app launch, and key presses over the LAN, which makes it the value pick for secondary rooms on a Selora system.
QM8L Series
The TCL QM8L (2026) is TCL's mainstream SQD-Mini LED flagship and the model we specify most often from the brand. It runs Google TV, so Home Assistant pairs with it locally through androidtv_remote and gets power, volume, app launch, and D-pad control as a media_player and remote, with no TCL account in the path.
RM9L Series
The TCL RM9L (2026) is TCL's first RGB Mini-LED television, an 85 to 115 inch halo set built for dedicated media rooms. It runs the same Google TV platform as the rest of the range, so the local androidtv_remote integration gives Home Assistant power, volume, app launch, and remote key control without touching TCL's cloud.
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